Re: [ConvertChars] problem
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12706
interpreted = N
texte = >I think I may have found an inconsistency in the way WC works. When I >submit a form, then carry those fields over to the next template, the >[Convertchars] does not convert the carriage returns to
(though it >does convert other characters, such as ©)When you say you are submitting a form, what do you actually mean by that? It seems like from your description above, you are using the form to append data directly from that form to your database, and then you are displaying the variable values from that form on the following page ... probably for visual confirmation that the data was appended?(By the way, if you are displaying this data for confirmation that the append actually took place from the form, it is actually a better technique to do use search to display that newly-appended data ... because that's the only way to really confirm that the data was actually appended. The way you're doing it now, if the append fails for any reason, the information displayed would suggest that the data was appended when it really wasn't.)How are you viewing this information on the next page? Are you displaying that information directly on the page itself, or are you displaying it inside another